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Historical Items

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Item 28713

Temporary repairs to the Locomobile Steamer, ca. 1911

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1911 Media: Photographic print

Item 76977

'Bowdoin' beached for repairs, 1947

Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: 1947 Media: Transparency

Item 13792

Waldo-Hancock Bridge repairs, 1960

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1960 Location: Prospect; Verona Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 96566

187-191 Veranda Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Norton Dyer Repair Co. Use: Service Garage

Item 74962

Car Repair Shop, Thompsons Point, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: The Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad Use: Car Repair Shop

Item 36853

99 Clark Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Enoch C Richards Use: Garage

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109688

Garage for Imperial Automobile Repair Co., Skowhegan, 1914

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914 Location: Skowhegan Client: Imperial Automobile Repair Co. Architect: Harry S. Coombs

Item 109123

Limestone Air Force Base aircraft maintenance & repair shop, Limestone, 1947-1951

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947–1951 Location: Limestone Client: United States Air Force Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 111338

House for Daniel F. Emery Jr., 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900 Client: Daniel F. Emery, Jr. Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Aroostook County Railroads

Construction of the Bangor and Aroostook rail lines into northern Aroostook County in the early twentieth century opened the region to tourism and commerce from the south.

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The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History

After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.

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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 1 of 2

"Then I asked him how long would it take to repair the cars and his answer was “It would take a few days to repair because It would take a while to…"

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Historic Hallowell - Cyclone Poems

"… Bring in a supply everyone helps clean up rebuild repair soon Cyclones, Storms, and Fixing the City by Gabby Horse A stable maybe I am stuck and it…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"Odd Fellows Hall Odd Fellows Hall after repairs, Swan's Island, ca. 1985Swan's Island Historical Society The Independent Order of Odd Fellows…"

My Maine Stories

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Florence Ahlquist Link's WWII service in the WAVES
by Earlene Ahlquist Chadbourne

Florence Ahlquist, age 20, was trained to repair the new aeronautical cameras by the US Navy in WWII

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My career working at Pepperell Mills in the Vellux Division
by David Bishop

My 35 years working in the Vellux blanket division of Pepperell Mills, Biddeford.

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Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves

West Point during World War II